BIOLOGY 5: Plant Development

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What does 'mitotically active' mean?
Divides by mitosis
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Which cells are mitotically active in plants?
Meristems
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Where are meristems found in plants?
Roots and shoots - parts that are growing
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What type of cells do meristems produce?
Unspecialised cells
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What can unspecialised meristem cells (unspecialised cells in a plant) become?
Any cell in the plant, e.g xylem and pholem
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What can tissues group together to form?
Organs e.g. roots, stems, leaves, flowers
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How can clones of plants be produced?
By cloning
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What is a cutting of a plant?
Part of a plant that has been cut off it
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What will cuttings taken from an area of the plant that's growing contain?
Unspecialised meristem cells
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What will the new plant be a clone of?
The parent plant
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Why do gardeners often take cuttings from parent plants?
They have desirable characteristics and want to produce identical copies of it
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Which conditions are cuttings kept in until they're ready to plant?
Moist
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What is the problem with planting cuttings in just soil?
They don't always grow
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What can you add to cuttings in the soil that will rapidly increase their growing rate?
Rooting power
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What does rooting powder contain?
Plant hormones (auxins)
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What does rooting powder help gardeners to do?
Produce multiple clones of a good plant, and quickly
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